From
the My Healthy Spirit website, you can search primary care providers from the
“Select a Provider” page that will connect you to the Qualchoice website. You
can also contact your provider directly to find out if they are a part of AHN.

Yes.
However, it takes time to grow. If your specialist is not already a part of AHN,
he or she may be included in the future. Specialists must sign an agreement to
join AHN and agree to the terms of this new care delivery model. If you know a
specialist who is not in the AHN but is interested in joining, please have them
contact AHN

If your primary care provider is a part of AHN, there may be a health coach within your provider’s office that may coordinate your medical care and help you find the resources you need to better manage your condition (such as asthma).

You may also have access to Preventure condition management nurse coaches through the CHI Healthy Spirit Wellness Program. The Preventure condition management nurse coaches are experienced in helping you set goals and overcome barriers in order to live a healthier lifestyle and provide support in managing your chronic conditions.

Primary care providers may have an office health coach to help coordinate your care. They may review charts, work with patients and families, and may be involved in health improvement activities. For example, the coach may help you find the resources you need to better manage your condition (such as asthma).

A hospital health coach may be assigned if you are a patient at a hospital within AHN. The hospital coach may help you transition to outpatient care until you are able to see the coach in your patient-centered medical home office. In addition, if your hospital stay is with a AHN hospital, your primary care provider will have comprehensive information about your hospital stay, treatment plan, current health status, and a listing of all prescriptions, etc.

AHN health coaches are different than the lifestyle coaches available through the CHI Healthy Spirit Wellness Program. AHN health coaches are employed through AHN and focused on your individualized diagnosis and the appropriate follow-up associated with your care plan. The lifestyle coaches available through the CHI Healthy Spirit Wellness Program are focused on diet, exercise and other wellness activities that can help you change behaviors to achieve goals that will help enhance your overall health.

You may already be in a patient-centeredmedical home and not know it. More than 10 percent of primary care providers are part of a patient-centered medical home. Your primary care physician may not publicize that they are a patient-centeredmedical home for AHN. You may want to ask your primary care provider if they are a part of AHN.

Some AHN primary care provider practices are transitioning to patient-centered medical home approach. A patient-centered medical home is a model of primary care that is patient-centered, comprehensive and focused on quality and safety. The patient-centered medical home may include primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other health professionals such as pharmacists.

The collaboration that occurs within AHN, makes it possible for primary care providers to become patient-centered medical homes. If you seek care from a primary care provider within AHN, you should ask if they are a patient-centered medical home.

If your provider is not a patient-centered medical home, that’s ok. Your provider can still coordinate and collaborate with the other health care providers within AHN to provide you the highest quality and effective care.

AHN is most successful when all care is coordinated through your primary care provider and other health resources (coaches, care coordinators, etc.). To take full advantage of AHN, you might have to end a long-term relationship with an existing provider if he/she is not part of AHN. Keep in mind: You can choose to seek care from any provider; however, you should pay less for services received within the AHN.

Arkansas Health Network (AHN) and Arkansas Children’s Care Network (ACCN) are both provider-led, health system sponsored, Clinically Integrated Networks
(CINs) based in Arkansas. Together, they have a combined network of over 1400 providers across the state of Arkansas, representing comprehensive primary
and specialty care for both adult and pediatric patients. The network also consists of several major hospital facilities in Arkansas – CHI St. Vincent
Infirmary, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, CHI St. Vincent North, CHI St. Vincent Morrilton, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Northwest,
and Conway Regional Medical Center.

Arkansas Health Network was established by CHI St. Vincent in 2013. Arkansas Children’s Care Network (ACCN) was established by Arkansas Children’s in 2017.

Through AHN, you should receive better care and improved onsite services, including:

Better collaboration among your health care providers and facilities;

Opportunities to be more active in your health care decisions, including more time to ask questions of your provider;

The amount you pay for services received within AHN may be lower when you choose providers and facilities within AHN;

If you have access to a patient-centered medical home within AHN, then you may notice additional communications, such as reminders of appointments, timely screenings or AHN team members reaching out to you more frequently

If available, a local health coach may be available to help you manage your wellness efforts or chronic conditions. For example, you might get a reminder that you’re due for an appointment or that it’s time to have your blood sugar checked.

A Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) is a selective partnership of physicians collaborating with hospitals to deliver evidence-based care, improve quality, efficiency, coordinate care for patients, and demonstrate value to the market including employers, insurance companies, and government regulators.

One big advantage of AHN is the ability to take a more holistic approach in caring for patients through the coordination of more effective, safe and efficient care. As a patient, you will have the opportunity to be a more active participant in your own care. You will have a coordinated team of providers available to help you achieve your health goals. Whether you have a chronic illness or are relatively healthy, AHN can help you manage your health. If you use a lot of health care services or have a chronic illness, all of your care will be coordinated through your primary care provider. If you’re generally healthy, your provider can work with you to ensure that you have your questions answered, make sure you understand all of your options and help you receive necessary screenings to monitor your health.

In addition, health coaches and care coordinators may be available to help you and your provider with a more proactive approach toward your care, such as reminding you of preventive care check-ups.

AHN and ACCN have a shared vision to create the first provider-led, population health coordinated care delivery model offering for health plans in the
Arkansas market. They determined there is a need among self-insured employers in the market to implement new, innovative models of care in order to
improve the quality and cost efficiency of their health plans.

AHN and ACCN together bring a portfolio of expertise and capabilities perfectly suited to help employers achieve these desired results. These core competencies
include: a high-performing provider-led network, multidisciplinary care management team, advanced data and analytics, and innovative benefit plan designs.
Together, AHN and ACCN can provide comprehensive coordinated care to the whole family through their focused expertise on adult and pediatric care,
respectively.

Over
time, AHN can improve the health of our communities and the overall cost of
health care should decrease. They can also increase the satisfaction of
patients and the communities we serve.These
outcomes are based on potential health problems being identified and addressed
when they are easily treatable and avoiding more costly care later, as well as duplication
of services.

No, AHN and ACCN have not formed an insurance company. They remain two independent Clinically Integrated Networks and are not offering a complete health
plan to employers. AHN and ACCN have formed a health plan offering which allows self-insured employers to take advantage of their combined strengths
and resources. Employers will have access to their combined network of providers across the state, adult focused care management team (through AHN),
and a pediatric focused care management team (through ACCN). AHN and ACCN will work together to achieve maximum results for employers using their respective
resources based upon the specific needs of the population.

During the discovery process, AHN and ACCN will work with the employer and TPA to figure out the best way to make this roster available to employers and
their health plan members. Typically the roster will be posted either on a TPA, employer, or the AHN/ACCN website.

CINs
are different from other managed care plans you may be familiar with from the
past. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) were designed to primarily manage
services and costs. Though a CIN may sound similar to a traditional HMO, there
are some critical differences – notably, CIN patients are not required to see
in-network providers nor are they required to obtain referrals to receive care.
With the CIN, your primary care provider is a facilitator of all your care; not
a “gatekeeper” preventing you from seeing a specialist. CINs bring together
primary care providers, specialists, ancillary services and hospitals to
increase quality and lower costs, allowing a savings to the network through
cost avoidance. With a CIN, the emphasis is on delivering the right care, at
the right time and in the right place with better coordination and
communication.

This will depend on the employer’s benefit plan design, which is flexible when working with AHN and ACCN. The recommended, innovative model for benefit design creates three network tiers. Tier 1 includes AHN and ACCN participating providers and facilities. Tier 2 includes other providers credentialed by the chosen TPA. Tier 3 is out-of-network providers. Employees would have an option to see providers in any of the three tiers at any time, but will have fewest out of pocket costs when accessing Tier 1 providers in the AHN and ACCN’s high performing networks.

The Mission of Catholic Health Initiatives is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church, supported by education and research. Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we create healthier communities.

As health care continuously evolves, we must look at new ways to provide better quality and coordinated care. CINs shift the delivery of health care from traditional, reactive sick care to proactive well care, focusing on improving the patient’s health. CINs directly support our Mission to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Studies show that patient-centeredmedical homes often provide better, and more personalized, patient care. Patient-centered medical homes are often associated with:

Better care results

Maintaining a complete patient medical record

Reduced patient mortality

Eliminating duplication of testing and services

Increased patient involvement in their own care

Improved care and overall wellness

Fewer hospital admissions for patients with chronic diseases

Patients are able to maintain their health at home more often through self-care plans

Lower costs for patients and physicians

The organizational structure of AHN ensures that physicians will lead the design and use of new clinical systems and that
the network will provide a vehicle for participation in new payment models involving shared savings programs, bundled
payments, and other initiatives focused on quality and value.

Arkansas Health Network and CHI St. Vincent have committed significant resources to ensure that AHN can work with a variety
of payers. AHN will access and provide clinical and technical resources including advanced information technology, data
analytics, and other tools to facilitate care coordination and to expedite network implementation and success. By working
together, the AHN network of participating providers can implement these and other systems more efficiently and in a more
coordinated manner than individual providers could on their own.